By Luis Izzo

The changes bring in some of the reforms that have been widely publicised, with other reforms still to be debated into the New Year.

A summary of the reforms that have been passed appears below:

Changes that have passed

  • Small business redundancy exemption
  • Labour hire
  • Union delegate rights for employees
  • Anti-discrimination measures
  • Criminalisation of underpayments
  • WHS measures pertaining to first responders 

Changes that will remain in the Bill

  • Casual employment
  • Franchisees’ access to single-enterprise bargaining Transitioning from multi-EAs
  • Model terms for EAs
  • Union delegate rights for independent contractors
  • Sham arrangements
  • Right of entry
  • Civil penalties
  • Compliance notices
  • Withdrawals from amalgamations of registered organisations
  • Definition of employment
  • Employee-like
  • Road transport
  • The new bargaining arbitration provisions restricting the FWC's ability to arbitrate on merit in intractable bargaining disputes.

For a summary of each of the above changes, see our IR Reform series.

Find out when the changes take effect here.

Luis Izzo is Managing Director –Sydney Workplace, Australian Business Lawyers & Advisors.